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Tinea Versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor) 
NOT a dermatophyte infection 
Caused by saprophytic, lipid-dependent yeasts 
Clinical 
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Tinea Versicolor ... a dermatophyte infection ... lipid-dependent yeasts Clinical ... recalcitrant) #Tinea ... #Versicolor #Dermatology
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... the Management ... oral antibiotic treatment ... or those with clinical ... #cellulitis #idsa
Moccasin-variety Tinea Pedis 
70 M chronic scaly feet. Over the years: rash has itched only occasionally;
Moccasin-variety Tinea ... occasionally; however, post ... Indiana University Infectious ... Variety #type #clinical ... #photo #foot #dermatology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... up to 10w post-ABx ... (IDSA 2021): ... continue Tx for 7d post-Abx
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... chemotherapy, anti-CD20 (PTLD ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #summary
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
fungal ringworm infection ... mentagrophytes) Clinical ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Failure (ACLF) Clinical ... months without treatment ... Coagulation Failure Infections ... By Tina Hang ... gastroenterology #management
Erythema Annulare Centrifugum (EAC),
This is erythema annulare centrifugum (EAC), one of the “figurate erythemas.” These lesions
Commonly mistaken for tinea ... Most cases are idiopathic ... associations with infections ... Centrifugum #EAC #clinical ... #photo #dermatology
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... - IDSA Guidelines ... micafungin) for most ... or TEE unless clinical ... #candidiasis #treatment
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... Most invasive infections ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... this morphology Treatment ... #treatment #fungal